Anyone NOT sleep train their baby?
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@Monique thank you for taking the time to share. I feel like i failed the chapter of motherhood on sleep training. I’m glad to see it still works somehow. I don’t want to create any unhealthy habits but this feels more consistent and nurturing to me.
I haven’t sleep trained mine, he’s only ever been rocked to sleep in his bassinet, once we transitioned him to his crib in his own room I would just pat him to sleep and now I can put him down to sleep in his crib and leave and he’ll go to sleep himself! He’s nearly 8 months x
I never sleep trained my son, around 9 months he started sleeping all night without waking up, he’s now 1 and he only wakes up if he’s teething. We got some sort of routine going on but I breastfeed him to sleep every night and when he wakes up in the night x
I didnt sleep train. I do not believe or agree with it personally. My baby girl started sleeping through the night at I think 4 months and still has. I don't rock her to sleep because she doesn't transfer well (unless it's dark) , I just soothe her a bit and she has her pacifier. For naps she sometimes fights it sooo hard it takes a while for her to sleep. Just to say you are not failing at all and each baby is different! You do what you feel is right for your baby! Also kind of interesting for us , My baby is 9 months and these sleep regressions everyone talked about never happened for her overnight sleeps , just naps she resists more but yeah.
We never sleep trained our son and he is two he is very good at putting himself to sleep and self soothing during the night if he wakes he normally puts himself straight back to sleep but if he cries then it’s normally something is wrong normally he can’t find his dummy and Dino or he is thirsty and once he has a drink he goes straight to sleep and he wakes up from his naps and in the morning so happy babbling away to himself
You haven’t failed at anything! You’re doing just fine. Consistency and nurturing, those are keys to so much!
Nope didn't sleep train....followed babies lead at all times. She's just turned 10 months and now sleeping through (sometimes wakes once) but I will say I can see why some parents chose to. Each to their own. Every family and baby is different
Never sleep trained, never would. Bed shared with my eldest until he was 3 and he asked for his own room, he now sleeps through the night in his own room without problems. Currently bed sharing with my 4 month old.
@Ellie that’s amazing! He actually wanted his own space! My fear of bed sharing is he would never want to sleep in his own bed later.
I didn’t sleep train. I figured he’s waking up for a reason (hungry, needs comfort, is cold etc.). My baby is almost 11 months and he’s been sleeping from 6:30/7pm to 5:30/6:30 am everyday. What I did do though was switch his Milk to water when he woke at night (pediatrician recommended since he is gaining weight really well and getting enough calories during the day). This slowly helped him cut his wakings from 3-4 times a night to sleeping 11-12hrs straight through the night though
We chose to not sleep train. We definitely set up a bedtime routine to create the right set and setting for baby to sleep. Same as I do for myself. Anyone I know who’s sleep trained told me it’s for the parent mostly because as soon as their “trained” baby’s patterns switch up and you gotta do it again. 🫠 Personally, holding her and going through the challenges of sleeping is less stressful than any variation of letting her cry. We definitely give her time to settle if she wakes at night, if she’s not hungry she goes right back to sleep. And when she wakes up in the morning or from naps I let her blab and play by herself so she’s comfortable with some alone time(which actually has helped sleep issues too). I agree. Sleep training isn’t for everyone. It can be total bell. I figure, it’s short period of time where baby is needing me so much, I’ve chosen to just deal with the challenges and enjoy her snuggles. Do whatever is best for you and your family!